56.3% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Clare - Koolewong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Point Clare - Koolewong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents in Point Clare - Koolewong. The area has seen a steady climb in educational attainment, with the proportion of adults holding a university degree rising by 9 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little below the same figure for New South Wales and Australia. This result represents a significant increase, as the rate rose by 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Clare - Koolewong, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.5% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though a little below the New South Wales average.
25.5% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Point Clare - Koolewong splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 12.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's single primary school is government-run and has an advantage score higher than most similar areas. While there is only one school locally, there are 21 schools within a 3km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.88
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
479
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
479
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Point Clare - Koolewong
21 schools — 10,627 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Secondary 9 · Primary 8 · Combined 4
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 420 | 968 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 54 | 826 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 280 | 976 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 70 | 899 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 365 | 970 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 644 | 974 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 38 | 905 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 648 | 996 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 551 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011037/point-clare-koolewong/topic/education